West Marine is
the the world's largest boating supply retailer. West Marine has
more than 400 West Marine stores and BoatU.S. Marine Centers in
38 states, Puerto Rico and Canada. The company now carries more
than 100,000 products, ranging from the rope that started it
all, to the latest in marine electronics. In addition to its
retail stores and Port Supply wholesale divisions, the company
serves boaters in more than 150 countries worldwide through its
mail order and Internet divisions.

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Use this Gift Card
at more than 400 West Marine stores, online, or through their
catalog at 1-800-BOATING for merchandise purchases and backorder
or special order deposits.

The Gift Cards cannot be redeemed for cash. The value of
a Gift Card that is lost, stolen, destroyed, altered or
used without the owner's permission will not be replaced
or refunded. Gift Cards may not be used as payments for
loans or debts to West Marine Insurance or West Marine
Credit Card.

Gift
Cards can only be purchased online using credit card
payment. Cannot purchase with West Advantage
Certificates. Card valid in the U.S. and Puerto Rico
only. Gift Card has no value until activated.

Looking for a Canadian
Gift Card to use in West Marine's Canada store locations? Please
purchase these Gift Cards directly from any Canada store location.
Value will be in Canadian Dollars. U.S. Gift Cards cannot be redeemed
at Canada store locations.

THE
RECREATIONAL MARINE RESEARCH CENTER
AUGUST SURVEY SWEEPSTAKES
OFFICIAL RULES

NO PURCHASE
NECESSARY TO ENTER OR CLAIM PRIZE.
A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
OFFERED ONLY IN THE 50 UNITED STATES AND DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA (“U.S.”)
AND OPEN ONLY TO LEGAL U.S. RESIDENTS.

1.
ELIGIBILITY: Open to legal residents of the 50 United
States and District of Columbia, 18 years of age and
older who receive an email message from the Recreational
Marine Research Center at Michigan State University
during the month of August 2007 with a survey. Employees
of the Recreational Marine Research Center at Michigan
State University (the “Survey Host”), its parent
companies, subsidiaries, agencies and affiliates, and
members of the immediate families (spouses and parents,
siblings, children and their spouses and in-laws) and
persons living in the same household of such individuals
are not eligible. Void where prohibited.

2. TO
ENTER: Click on the link in the email you received from
the Recreational Marine Research Center at Michigan
State University during the month of August 2007 within
10 days of receiving the email to access the survey.
Complete the survey and submit as directed. Doing so
will earn you one entry into the sweepstakes. If you are
a member of the National Boaters Panel, you will also
automatically receive one entry into the National
Boaters Panel Grand Prize Sweepstakes (see Official
Rules available at www.boatingpanel.com for full
details). If you do not take the survey within 3 or 4
days of receiving the email from the Recreational Marine
Research Center at Michigan State University, you may be
sent a reminder email. You will have until the original
deadline provided in the original email to enter the
sweepstakes. Entries must be received by Survey Host’s
server by 11:59 pm PT on the deadline stated in the
original email message. Survey Host’s server is the
official clock for this sweepstakes. A maximum of 1
entry per person is permitted.

3.
PRIZES: On or about 9/14/07, a random drawing will be
conducted by Promotion Mechanics, Inc., an independent
judging organization, from among all eligible entries
received to award the following prizes:

(5) First
Prizes: a $250 West Marine gift card. Prize is subject
to terms and conditions stated on card.

Winners
will be notified by email. Winners must reply to such
email notification within the time specified in the
email notification with a mailing address for prize
fulfillment. If a winner does not reply by the deadline
stated in the email notification, prize will be
forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner. Odds of
winning will be determined by the number of eligible
entries received.

4.
GENERAL: Taxes on prizes and expenses not specified are
the sole responsibility of winners. By participating,
entrants (and entrant’s parent/legal guardian if entrant
is a minor in his/her jurisdiction of residence agree
(a) to these rules and decisions of judges which shall
be final in all respects; (b) to release and hold
harmless Survey Host, its subsidiaries, affiliates and
agencies, and their respective directors, officers,
employees, shareholders, agents and representatives
(collectively “Releasees”) from any and all claims,
demands, costs, expenses, liability, losses or damages
of any kind resulting from their participation in the
sweepstakes or their acceptance, use or misuse of a
prize, including liability for personal injury or death;
and (c) if a winner, to the use of his or her name
and/or photograph for advertising and publicity purposes
without limitation or compensation (unless prohibited by
law) and to execute specific consent to such use if
asked to do so, and to the announcement of their name,
city and state. Winners may be required to complete and
notarize an affidavit of eligibility and liability
release and (where legal) a publicity release, which
must be returned within the time period specified by
Survey Host or an alternate winner may be selected.
Return of any prize/prize notification as undeliverable
may result in disqualification of winner and selection
of an alternate winner. If a winner is not of the age of
majority in his/her state of residence (a “minor”),
prize will be awarded in the name of the minor’s parent
or legal guardian, and the affidavit and release must
also be signed and notarized by that minor’s parent or
legal guardian. Releasees are not responsible and shall
not be liable for: (a) any telephone, electronic,
hardware or software program, network, Internet or
computer malfunctions, failures, or difficulties of any
kind, including without limitation, server malfunction
or by any human error which may occur in the processing
of entries; (b) failed, incomplete, garbled or delayed
computer transmissions; (c) late, lost, illegible,
postage-due, incomplete, damaged or misdirected mail;
and (d) any condition caused by events that may cause
the sweepstakes to be disrupted or corrupted. Survey
Host reserves the right in its sole discretion to cancel
or suspend the sweepstakes or any portion thereof should
viruses, bugs, or other causes corrupt the
administration, security or proper play of the
sweepstakes; in which case prize will be awarded via a
random drawing from among all eligible entries received
prior to cancellation. In case of dispute, entries will
be declared made by the authorized account holder of the
email address used to participate at the time of entry.
“Authorized account holder” is defined as the natural
person who is assigned to an email address by an
Internet access provider, online service provider, or
other organization (e.g. business, educational
institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning
email address for the domain associated with the
submitted email address. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN
ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE
THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES MAY BE A
VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN
ATTEMPT BE MADE, SURVEY HOST RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK
DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
PERMITTED BY LAW. In no event will Releasees be
responsible or liable for any damages or losses of any
kind, including direct, indirect, incidental,
consequential or punitive damages arising out of your
access to or inability to access and use of the internet
site
www.boatingpanel.com or other sites promoting
the sweepstakes or the downloading from and/or printing
material downloaded from said sites. Without limiting
the foregoing, everything on this site is provided “as
is” without warranty of any kind, either expressed or
implied, including but not limited to, the implied
warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular
purpose or non-infringement. Information submitted with
an entry is subject to the Privacy Policy stated on the
Web Site. Entries become the property of Survey Host. No
prize transfer by winner allowed. No prize substitution
except at Survey Host’s sole discretion.